Bohren's Moving and Storage
Former Bohren's Moving & Storage building, September 2017.
Historical Overview
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A two-story, mid-20th-century building once stood at 43 Princeton Hightstown Road. This structure was originally built for a moving and storage company and was for generations a fixture of old Princeton Junction.
In 1924, Edwin L. Bohren founded Bohren's Moving and Storage with only a Model T Ford.[1] He was eventually joined in leadership by Warren Froehlich.[2] Some time between 1948 and 1953, Bohren's opened their facility (with apartments on the second floor) at 43 Princeton Hightstown Road.[3],[4] However, in 1955, much of this building was demolished by a freak tornado that whipped through Princeton Junction.[5] However, their facility was rebuilt. That same year, Bohren's joined United Van Lines.[6] By the late 1960s, a wing and additional building were constructed on the property,[7] which further expanded as the two structures merged into one.[8] Around 1976 or 1977, Bohren's opened a 22,000 square foot facility on Alexander Road.[9],[10] Concurrently, the property at 43 Princeton Hightstown Road was sold to VP Realty,[11] and at some point Bohren's eventually moved its headquarters to Robbinsville.[12] In the ensuing years, 43 Princeton Hightstown Road hosted various other businesses - an automobile detailing center,[13] contractors,[14] an insurance company,[15] a printing service,[16] a sports memorabilia store,[17] among many others. The building was demolished in 2018[16] or 2019[17] and replaced with a mixed-used commercial and residential complex.[18] |
Bohren's building, 1962. Photographed by Howard E. Schrader.
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Bibliography
- Bohrens Moving And Storage. (2020, December 2). Bohrens Long Distance Movers: Local Movers: Movers NJ. Bohrens Moving And Storage - Family-owned, local moving company. https://bohrensmoving.com/about-bohrens-local-movers-nj/
- "Obituaries - Edwin L. Bohren." Town Topics. December 23, 1987.
- “West Windsor Township Meeting Minutes, 1797-2012.,” n.d. Original Township Committee meeting minute database located in the Municipal Center.
- Bohren's Express and Storage. (1953, June 14). Moving? Call Bohren's Express and Storage. Town Topics. Princeton.
- "Junction Tornado Levels Warehouse." Princeton Herald. March 23, 1955.
- Bohrens Moving And Storage. (2020, December 2). Bohrens Long Distance Movers: Local Movers: Movers NJ. Bohrens Moving And Storage - Family-owned, local moving company. https://bohrensmoving.com/about-bohrens-local-movers-nj/
- "West Windsor Aerial Photography Composite Map, 1957.” Map. Historical Society of West Windsor - Map Archives. West Windsor, NJ, 1957.
- "West Windsor Aerial Photography Composite Map, 1969.” Map. Historical Society of West Windsor - Map Archives. West Windsor, NJ, 1969.
- "First Shovelful." Town Topics. May 20, 1976.
- Jerry Soloman. (1977, May 13). Congratulations Bohrens Moving & Storage, Inc. Trenton Times.
- Bohren's Moving & Storage, V.P. Realty Co. “Deed.” West Windsor, 1977. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 2038 Page 134.
- Bohrens Moving And Storage. (2020, December 2). Bohrens Long Distance Movers: Local Movers: Movers NJ. Bohrens Moving And Storage - Family-owned, local moving company. https://bohrensmoving.com/about-bohrens-local-movers-nj/
- Kar Kare, Inc. (1995, December 6). Grand Opening Special. Town Topics. Princeton.
- Bohren’s Moving & Storage, September 2017. (2017). photograph, West Windsor, NJ.
- Ibid.
- Kar Kare, Inc. (1995, December 6). NOTICE - To Whom it May Concern. Town Topics. Princeton.
- Mark Kimmel. (1977, November 19). Annual Father's Day Sale. Saturday Times. Trenton.
- "West Windsor Aerial Photography Composite Map, 2018.” Map. Historical Society of West Windsor - Map Archives. West Windsor, NJ, 2018.
- "West Windsor Aerial Photography Composite Map, 2019.” Map. Historical Society of West Windsor - Map Archives. West Windsor, NJ, 2019.
- Personal observations of the author of this article (Paul Ligeti)
